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What is the difference between magnitude and intensity?

April 26, 2017intensity magnitude

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What is the difference between magnitude and intensity?

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Magnitude measures the amount of energy released at the source of an earthquake and is measured from a seismogram; intensity is the strength of shaking produced by an earthquake at a certain location and is determined from effects on people, structures, and the environment.